Anthony Tai

Equity Research

New York, NY

acdrm7@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Retail Vendor Manager I - Strategic Vendor Services

Amazon.com - Seattle, WA - November 2012 to November 2013

• Managed all aspects of the business of a global Fortune 500 vendor partner including revenue expansion

strategy contributing to 55% growth; financial analysis, planning, and reporting; inventory management of more

than 5,000 products totaling $2.3 million of inventory; and marketing, customer targeting, email campaigns,

and site merchandising

• Analyzed financial performance of the business, quantified opportunities to improve results, and implemented

strategies to drive revenue and profit, helping to deliver contribution profit growth of 51% year-to-date

• Planned and executed promotional programs entailing demand forecasting, profitability and cost analysis,

price elasticity evaluation, inventory planning, and marketing. Generated in excess of $990,000 of incremental

revenue year-to-date

• Constructed business-critical analysis of market share data spanning the entire Office Products organization

used to plan long-term goals for the broader business group

• Managed inventory by tracking and responding to metrics such as inventory turnover, vendor lead time, and

weeks of cover, maintaining a healthy balance between being under/overstocked (out of stock < 4.5% and

unhealthy rate < 1%)

Equity Research Analyst

Palisades Investment Partners, LLC - Los Angeles, CA - June 2010 to November 2012

Delivered detailed investment opinions based on analysis of stock valuation, predictions of financial results,

and inspection of the strength and integrity of companies' financial position. Findings were employed to make

buy, hold, and sell decisions on securities

• Built financial models to forecast companies' revenues, earnings, returns on equity, and cash flows - these

metrics were crucial to Palisades' technique for valuing companies

• Formulated well-informed investment theses supported by in-depth research conducted through the following

means: analyzing financial statements; perusing SEC filings, news releases, and industry research notes;

assessing company presentations and conference calls; and interviewing sell-side industry analysts, corporate

investor relations, and executive management teams

• Authored client-facing reports explaining the methodology behind investment decisions and presented them

to Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer

• Identified investment risk through scrutiny of financial statements and developed a bearish stance on high-

risk stocks, which were subsequently sold from the portfolio or avoided

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics

University of California Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA

September 2007 to March 2011

LINKS

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anthony-tai/15/95/89a

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